Start tomcat 6 in debug mode?

Question

How to start the tomcat 6 server in debug mode and use it with Eclipse Ide for remote debugging. ?

Right now i am using command line to start the server :

tomcat6.exe

Answer 1

With the tomcat6.exe version you can enable remote debugging by running the tomcat6w.exe application and adding the following 2 java options in the list on the Java tab:

-Xdebug
-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=8000,server=y,suspend=n

This is according to http://wiki.apache.org/tomcat/FAQ/Developing and it worked in my case (Tomcat 6.0.26 for windows)

Answer 2

As you are using eclipse goto Windows-> Show view -> Add Server.

Choose Perspective as Debug from Windows-> Open Perspective -> Debug

Then Right click on added server and start it in debug mode.